DanEla

After mulling over this topic and your feedback all winter, I think I have found a worthy focus for the coming ski season. I have always changed edges with my whole body. In hindsight, this move results in giving too much back to the boat. As @ShaneH suggested in the first comment to my original post, keeping the upper body leaned away from the boat during the edge transition should help my ski arc outbound resulting in a tighter rope. Nate demonstrates this idea in the first frame below from Waterski magazine: http://waterskimag.com/files/2012/08/nate-smith-three.jpg Easy, right? Seth pointed out in the video posted by @webbdawg99 that this type of edge change is only possible if you are open to the boat. So ... (open to the boat) + (load) + (angle) + (speed) + (keeping upper body pulling away from the boat during edge transition) = (An epic 2013)

I recently re-subscribed after a few years off and look forward to my first issue. The plan is to have it sitting around to help stoke the swerving passion in my daughters. Also, I found myself slumming through stacks of old magazines at my neighbors houses in hopes of getting a peak at an old issue.

I bought a Power Carve for my wife several years ago. I think it was a mistake. She has developed a wake phobia where she prepares for the wake by stopping her pull before the first wake. Although there are other factors involved I think the width of the ski contributed to the problem. One of my old neighbors taught his wife to ski the course on a ski with a more traditional width but longer than recommended for her weight. Just my two cents, but I'm not a fan of the wide skis anymore. Have you considered a Radar Senate?

After years of pulling through the 2nd wake I'm going to try converting to an earlier edge change. The Nate Smith video posted by Brent in the recent Imperial post was the final push I needed to make this commitment. Does anybody who has tried a similar transition have any thoughts on the matter that might help me out? 34 mph, struggling for consistency at 32 off.

Indoor rowing helps a lot more than jogging -- it's a great workout and hits more of the muscles we use while skiing. Speed skating strikes me as another fruitful pasture to explore also.

@ctsmith I'm thinking of going with Wileys double boot CBO midwraps. They come in XXS (size 4-6) according to their website. I think Wileys are a nice combination of safety, performance, and price. I hear great things about D3 and Radar boots also.

Thanks all for the input. I really like the sounds of the 62" A1. The only thing I'm worried about is the possibility of it not having enough surface area for her right now because she's still under 20 mph (60 lbs). My theory is to oversize the length while she is skiing slow and then upgrade to a shorter ski when she's skiing faster. I am hesitant to go with a wide ski because the increased jolt at the wake may give her "wake phobia" but I'm really just guessing about that. However, I would like to go with the 62" right off the bat if my surface area concerns are unfounded. Any other thoughts about the length/width issue for slow boat speeds?

My 8 year-old daughter (60 pounds) is in need of a ski upgrade -- she's currently on her combo slalom and just starting to get into the course @ 18 mph. Any thoughts on the following options? (listed from highest to lowest price) 1) 2008 D3 RCX 64" 2) 2011 Connelly V 65" 3) 2010 HO Couture 65" 4) 2009 HO Revolt 63.5" (Monza mold) Any other suggestions would be welcome also.